Right-wing orgs put pro-Palestinian students on an ICE ‘hit list’
Right-wing orgs put pro-Palestinian students on an ICE 'hit list' Right-wing orgs put pro-Palestinian students on an ICE ‘hit list’ For nearly two years, students at Columbia University have warned that they’re being targeted – and put in serious danger – by right-wing Zionist organizations like Canary Mission and Betar US. Canary Mission’s goal was […]
Hundreds of data brokers might be breaking state laws, say privacy advocates
Hundreds of data brokers might be breaking state laws, say privacy advocates The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a nonprofit privacy rights group have called on several states to investigate why “hundreds” of data brokers haven’t registered with state consumer protection agencies in accordance with local laws. An analysis done in collaboration with Privacy Rights […]
Trump’s protest threats raise surveillance alarms around his military parade
Trump's protest threats raise surveillance alarms around his military parade Trump’s protest threats raise surveillance alarms around his military parade President Donald Trump’s warning that protesters of Saturday’s US military parade in Washington, DC, will be met with “very heavy force” threatens to chill speech and underscores the need for protesters to take precautions around […]
Moto Tag finally gets precise UWB location tracking
Moto Tag finally gets precise UWB location tracking The Apple AirTag and Moto Tag next to one another. | Image: Motorola Promised way back in June 2024, the Moto Tag location tracker is finally rolling out UWB support via a firmware update. That makes it the first tracker on Google’s Find Hub network to support […]
Trump tries to ban Harvard from enrolling international students
Trump tries to ban Harvard from enrolling international students The Trump administration is trying to strip Harvard of its ability to enroll international students — an effort blocked by a federal judge on Friday, just hours after the university filed a lawsuit claiming Trump was violating its First Amendment rights. On Thursday, the Department of […]
Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget
Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump's budget Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that House Republicans narrowly passed early Thursday would strip state legislatures of AI oversight and scale back consumer protection and climate initiatives while funding border surveillance, among many other […]
How to turn on Lockdown Mode for your iPhone and Mac
How to turn on Lockdown Mode for your iPhone and Mac Apple is known for prioritizing privacy and security, but there are additional measures you can turn to if you feel you need them. iPhones, iPads, and Macs have what’s known as a Lockdown Mode that takes protecting your data to a whole new level. […]
Border agents are going to photograph everyone leaving the US by car
Border agents are going to photograph everyone leaving the US by car Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans on photographing every single person who leaves the US by car, an agency spokesperson told Wired. The agency says it will start using facial recognition technology at official border crossings to match all outbound travelers’ faces to […]
Meta’s new AI glasses could have a ‘super-sensing’ mode with facial recognition
Meta's new AI glasses could have a 'super-sensing' mode with facial recognition Meta’s new AI glasses could have a ‘super-sensing’ mode with facial recognition Meta is developing what’s described as “super-sensing” vision software that can recognize people by name, according to The Information. The company is reportedly working on two pairs of smart glasses for […]
TikTok fined $600 million for sending user data to China
TikTok fined $600 million for sending user data to China TikTok has been ordered to pay €530 million (around $600 million) for sending European users’ data to servers in China, a breach of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). TikTok has six months to bring its data processing into compliance, pending any possible […]